C L Blast - Made In Africa(1982)WEA-South Africa LP Release Only-Rare Soul

C.L.Blast whose career spaned a few decades.He never enjoyed many hits but his LP
from 1980 “I Wanna Get Down”,was a big number one smash in South Africa where Blast
spent 3 very profitable months touring the country on the strength of it.While he
was there he recorded an LP – “Made In Africa” – now easily his rarest disc as it
never got a release anywhere else.The sessions were recorded in Johannesburg at the
Universal studios,probably in 1981.Although this album differs from previous released
material by C.L.Blast,the tracks on it work perfectly well with the South African
influences.There is even an effective gospel choir on “Standing Together” (long before
Paul Simon would discover SA harmony singing) and “I Found Love” and “It’s You That I Love”
are strong ballads. Another real stand-out track  is  ‘I Can’t Stand A Liar’. C.L.
Blast must have enjoyed his collaboration with South African singers and musicians
tremendously as one can hear on this rare album.

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